Institute of Chemistry
Institute of Chemistry
The Institute of Chemistry at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg is the largest chemical institute in northwest Germany and contributes to the university's research focus "Nano and Energy Research" with its expertise in the field of "Chemical Bond Activation" and "Electrochemistry and Interfaces". The Institute investigates fundamental principles of energy storage in inert compounds at the molecular level, develops the design of new resource- and energy-efficient chemical processes and researches the construction of new complex modular functional materials for a future energy economy: research at the Institute of Chemistry.
A sound education in chemistry and the teaching of interdisciplinary and personal skills that enable graduates of chemistry courses to enter the world of work and professional life with confidence are the main goals that the Institute pursues in the area of study and teaching.
The Institute of Chemistry is committed to the subject-specific and didactically sound training and further education of teachers.
News from the Institute of Chemistry
Institute colloquium and summer party (July 4, 2024)
This year's colloquium and summer party of the Institute of Chemistry will take place on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
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The Institute of Chemistry at the Entdecker*innentage 2024
On May 31 and June 1, the Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences Discovery Days took place at the Wechloy campus. Staff and students at the Institute were delighted that so many young and old explorers attended these two days, took part in the numerous activities and thus gained an insight into the subject as well as the work, research and teaching at the Institute of Chemistry.
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Study&Teach: Introductory and subject presentations on 14.6.2024
The University Information Day offers all interested parties the opportunity to talk to students and lecturers about studying and everyday life at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. The Department of Chemistry will present itself on June 14 at 1:30 p.m. in room W3 1-156. We look forward to meeting you! More under: University Information Day
Studium&Lehre: The CampusGarden - a multi-perspective learning and working environment
Together with three other lecturers (from the Institute of Economic Education, Institute of Material Culture, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences), Dr. Michael Peetz(Didactics of Chemistry working group) has designed a new module. The module pb423 - Der CampusGarten - ein vielperspektivisches Lern- und Arbeitsfeld, which was offered for the first time in WiSe2023/2024 in the professionalization programme for students with the career goal of becoming a teacher / two-subject Bachelor's degree course, will also take place in SoSe2024. The module focuses on the cross-cutting topic of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with a practical reference to the CampusGarden on the university grounds.
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Research: Turning carbon dioxide into useful chemicals
Harnessing the power of the sun to convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into useful chemicals - that is the goal of Dr. Lars Mohrhusen's junior research group. The international team is pursuing a particularly sustainable approach: the researchers are planning to develop precious metal-free catalysts that chemically activate the rather inert greenhouse gas with the help of sunlight. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the Su2nCat-CO2 project over the next six years with around 2.6 million euros under the SINATRA funding guideline
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Studium&Lehre: Photochemical reactions in inorganic chemistry
The concept of research-based learning is practiced as part of the module che420: Research Internship Inorganic Chemistry . In the summer semester 2024, Dr. Lena Albers(Prof. Thomas Müller's working group) will be working on designing research-based learning for the area of the interaction of radiation and matter and photochemistry . Students on the Master's degree course in Chemistry will explore and analyse the handling of air- and oxygen-sensitive substances under inert conditions and the reaction rates and product formation as well as the characterization of the products using spectroscopic methods in the laboratories of the Institute of Chemistry.
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